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' J. KUNKEL. swmeme 0R HANGING SHELF.

No. 550,830. Patented Dec. 3, 1895.

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J. KUNKEL. SWINGING OR HANGING SHELF.

No. 550,830. Patented Dec. 3, 1895.

abhozmm STATES ATENT FFICE.

JOHN KUNKEL, OF UNION CITY, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF TlVO-THIRDS TO RUBEN B.KUNKEL AND HENRY II. HEOKMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

SWINGING OR HANGING SHELF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,830, dated December3, 1895.

Application filed May 9, 1895. Serial No. 548,640. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it knownthat I, JOHN KUNKEL, a citizen of the United States, residingat Union City, in the county of Randolph and State of Indiana,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Swinging or HangingShelves 3 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in swinging or hanging shelves; andthe main or principal object of my invention is the provision of ahanging shelf which can be constructed at an extremely low price andhung in any kind of a closet or safe, or, in fact, in any desired place,and which will prevent insects from tampering with the provisionssupported on the shelves, and thus produce a practical and very usefuldevice.

To attain the desired objects, the invention consists of a hanging shelfembodying novel features of construction and combination of parts forservice, substantially as disclosed herein.

In order that the details of construction of my invention may be readilyunderstood and its peculiar advantages be fully appreciated, I haveshown in the accompanying drawings an embodiment of my improvements.

Figure 1 represents a portion of an ordinary safe, with my improvedhanging shelf arranged in position therein, the shelf being shown inperspective. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the shelf detached.Fig. 3 represents a detail view of a portion of my invention, and Fig.4: represents a perspective view of a modified construction of myimproved shelf.

In the drawings, A designates a safe or cabinet of ordinary or commonconstruction in which, if desired, I may hang or support my improvedshelf, although the shelf may be hung in any desired place-such as acloset, small room, pantry, or cellar, as found desirable andconvenient.

B designates two arms formed with an eye 0 at the upper end to attachthe arms and at their lower ends with an eye D for engagement with theeye or hook E, having the threaded stem F, which passes through theinsect-trapping cups or vessels G, the stem being engaged by the eye orbail II, which in turn is engaged by the hooks J on the upper ends ofthe triangular-shaped supporting devices K, on which are supported theshelves or strips L, and to prevent leakage of the liquid (preferablyglycerine or other oil) placed in the cups or vessels, I interpose thewasher or gasket M and the nut M, and also use solder at the joint, asmost clearly seen in Fig. 3.

It will be seen that any number of the supporting devices may beemployed according to the number of shelves used, and when thetriangular bail-supports are used in a series the said bails areprovided with the eye N, with which engages the hooked ends of the nextsupport, as clearly seen in Fig. 1.

As shown in the modified form of my shelf, if desired, I may use thewood strips 0, and connect to each the arms P and Q, the latter havingthe hanging hooks R and the cups or vessels S thereon, as is evident.

I claim- The hanging shelf herein described consisting of the rodshaving the hook on their lower ends, the eyes connected to said hooksand having a threaded stem, the insect trap ping cups arranged aroundsaid stems, the nuts engaging said stems and having a hail, thetri-angular shelf supports having the upper hooked ends engaging thebail on said nuts and having the central depending eye, the contiguousseries of tri-angular shelves having the upper hooked ends and the central eyes whereby the supports are connected together, and the shelveson said supports.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN KUNKEL.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. SHOCKNEY, GEO. WELLS SMITH.

